Consider the following monthly amortization schedule: Payment # Payment Interest Debt Payment Balance 1 1,167.34 540.54 626.80 259,873.20 2 1,167.34 539.24 628.10 259,245.10 3 1,167.34 x y z With the exception of column one, all amounts are in dollars. Calculate the annual interest rate on this loan. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth percent. Do not include the % sign in your response.

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Emily Moreno

4 May, 03:58

Consider the following monthly amortization schedule: Payment # Payment Interest Debt Payment Balance 1 1,167.34 540.54 626.80 259,873.20 2 1,167.34 539.24 628.10 259,245.10 3 1,167.34 x y z With the exception of column one, all amounts are in dollars. Calculate the annual interest rate on this loan. Give your answer to the nearest hundredth percent. Do not include the % sign in your response.

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Dwayne Mcconnell · Answer 1

Answer: 2.5186 percent

Explanation:

First you have to understand that the payment includes Payment Interst plus Debt Payment and that the Payment Balance is the Loan Amount minus the Debt Payment; with this information you calculate the Loan Amount that is 260,500.00 and calculate the rate per month (use the interest debt / Loan Amount) which results in 0.2075 percent (TEM). To calculate the annual interest rate you use the formula to convert to TEA which is ((1+TEM) ^12) - 1).